R. Benjamin Peeler, IV
Associate
Mr. Peeler provides his services to clients for real property, intellectual property, and general corporate matters. As a licensed Patent Attorney, Mr. Peeler is eligible to prosecute patent applications to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on behalf of his clients. Mr. Peeler also has experience assisting clients with trademark and copyright issues in both the transactional and litigation settings. Mr. Peeler works with clients on a variety of software and technology issues, from licensing to works-for-hire. In addition to intellectual property matters, Mr. Peeler has also assisted many clients in the litigation of real property and home construction matters.
A Georgia native, Mr. Peeler graduated from the University of Georgia with both a bachelor’s degree in Microbiology and a J.D. While in law school, Mr. Peeler worked on intellectual property and general contract matters for a multinational financial technology corporation and represented Gwinnett County. Mr. Peeler also served as the Executive Editor of the Journal of Intellectual Property, and the Events Coordinator of the Intellectual Property Law Society. After graduating from Law School, Mr. Peeler served a term as a judicial clerk to the Honorable Judge Wilbanks in the Conasauga Judicial Circuit.
A resident of Canton, Mr. Peeler enjoys playing chess, cooking, and watching the Dawgs in his free time.
University of Georgia School of Law, J.D.
University of Georgia, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, B.S., Microbiology
- Represented various IT companies with software licensing and sale of software.
- Represented several homeowners in home-construction litigation with general contractors.
- Represented majority shareholder in divestment from multimillion-dollar corporation.
- Represented clients in registering copyrights with the Library of Congress.
- Represented clients in obtaining provisional and non-provisional utility patents.
“The Race to the COVID-19 Vaccine, and What Should Happen to the Cheaters” – Journal of
Intellectual Property Law Blog, 2020.
Georgia State Courts
United States Trademark and Patent Office (USPTO)
Georgia Court of Appeals
Georgia Supreme Court
Licensed Patent Attorney